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Ratify CRPD

Continue strengthening the application of the discrimination reporting system, which protects the rights of people because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, and ensure that the education system guidelines prevent discrimination against students

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Continue to strengthen efforts to increase women’s participation at all formal decision-making levels

Prioritize gender equality, as well as increase women’s participation at all levels of social, political and economic decision-making in government

Establish national policies which ensure better participation of women at all levels of government and in key decision-making positions

Adhere to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and adopt the necessary measures for its correct and comprehensive implementation

Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Withdraw its declarations on article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and on article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Take additional steps towards the abolition of child marriage, including by raising to 18 the minimum age of marriage

Prioritize work to eliminate violence against women, and to improve gender equality, including in relation to property and employment

Make efforts for the welfare of female workers, including by ensuring maternity leave by law

Implement an official support system for working women, contemplating basic issues such as the minimum wage and maternity leave

Continue to strengthen health care and to especially improve services for maternal health, for newborns and for children

Continue to take effective measures to protect the rights of vulnerable groups

Continue to consolidate its social and human rights policies, especially in the area of economic, social and cultural rights, in order to increase the quality of life of its people, particularly the most vulnerable sectors of the population

Adopt legislative measures and political measures to combat discrimination against women and guarantee gender equality in the public and private spheres

Increase awareness-raising and information campaigns to combat violence against women

Establish a national human rights institution, capable of promoting and protecting human rights in the country, and that receives sufficient human and financial resources to guarantee its proper functioning

Abolish fully the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Consider extending a standing invitation to all thematic special procedures of the Human Rights Council

Consider extending standing invitation to all special procedure mandate holders

Ratify the human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party, in particular the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Ratify the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

Ratify international instruments to which Tuvalu is not yet part of

Ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment